GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| duration | continuance in time |
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| alleviate | relieve |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| dilute | attenuate |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
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